Open AccessProximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Saketh Anand,
Anitha Jasper,
Sunithi Mani,
Elizabeth Joseph,
John Mathai
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/16198.6980
Subject(s) - medicine , hilum (anatomy) , chest radiograph , pulmonary artery , lung , cardiology , right pulmonary artery , radiology , left pulmonary artery
We present a few cases of Proximal Interruption of the Pulmonary Artery, an uncommon developmental anomaly associated with congenital heart disease. The cases had varied clinical presentations. Chest radiograph showed a hypoplastic lung with an ipsilateral small hilum on the side of the interruption and hyperinflation of the contralateral lung. Contrast CT confirmed the diagnosis, demonstrating non-visualization of the left or right pulmonary artery, and other related findings.